Mahrez

[Redouane]

20 minutes ago, Hollism said:

 

Pathetic to come on here calling everyone else pathetic for having a different opinion.

 

He's not being slated for his ability. We've seen plenty of worse players down here that are worse footballers than him. In fact, there's only a handful we've had who that doesn't apply to. But read the comments again. He's easily the least motivated player in the squad every week. The times he does create something, he wants to go alone and have the glory. We need players who give 110%, and Riyad hasn't been that all season.

I'm not calling everyone pathetic? I said "some who are scapegoating Mahrez" 

 

Mahrez hasn't been all that??? Who's the top scorer in the champions league for Leicester? You have no credibility my friend. 

[Redouane]

Just now, ROB-THE-BLUE said:

Had a good second half IMO but an awful first half. Gives the ball away far too cheaply far too often. 

This I can agree with. It's frustrating how he loses the ball, but this has been a problem even last season, but Kante was there to get the ball back. 

[DJ Barry Hammond]

 

The frustration with Mahrez tonight was he over thought a couple of situations... but that's no doubt due to his confidence taking a slight knock of the back of people criticising his recent performances - he was trying too hard to make an impact (the classic example was the pass on to Vardy where he elected to take an extra touch).

 

Had there been a more supportive zen around his performances from us fans, who knows what he might have done instead with that second half free kick for example.

 

[Hollism]

1 minute ago, Redouane said:

I'm not calling everyone pathetic? I said "some who are scapegoating Mahrez" 

 

Mahrez hasn't been all that??? Who's the top scorer in the champions league for Leicester? You have no credibility my friend. 

 

Read the last sentence again. Mahrez hasn't been a player who gives 110%, all season.

[Charl91]

Great second half from him. Looked like last season's Mahrez.

[Redouane]

2 minutes ago, Hollism said:

 

Read the last sentence again. Mahrez hasn't been a player who gives 110%, all season.

Yeah? My point still stands though. I don't see how you can be the top scorer for Leicester in the champions league, while "not putting 110%". 

 

Whatever, let's agree to disagree. All players deserve respect today. No one expected them to beat the 2 year in a row runner's up in the tournament, and they managed put fear in their hearts. 

[frany104]

Without Mahrez we would have zero creativity. Yes he's frustrating but I feel he only does too much at times because he feels he had to as nobody else in the midfield can pass the ball forward. Gray has to be be starting instead of Albrighton for me. If that happens you will see more of the Mahrez of last year as he won't be double up by the oppo. 

[Realist Guy In The Room]

He was superb 2nd half but why oh why didnt he play Vards in in the 1st half?

 

 

[drofmor55]

Mahrez was ineffectual tonight....hard to criticise someone who has been so good over the last couple of seasons and is constantly doubled up on by the opposition but not closing down for their first goal was poor  defending

[Devonfox1884]

We'll miss him when he goes. No doubt about it. But to the Algerian's on here, I don't mean to offend you, but surely even you (if you take off your (green?) tinted specs) can see he has a major fault in his game: his obsession with holding onto the ball too long.

 

He does it at least 2 or 3 times a game and it kills some of our most dangerous counter attacks. That's not me 'scapegoating' that's a clear observation.

 

Anyway, like all the other players tonight, he tried hard enough and made us proud. Well done Riyad.

[Guest the fox]

Mahrez is the punishing bag. Madrid scored, he gets the blame for the goal even though the play stopped and he actually tracked back

 

If he doesn't defend he gets slated, if he defends but doesn't stop the attack, he get slated.

 

"Doesn't do the simple things", how many times he passed to Marc, fuchs and Ben to run in space.

 

Mahrez got dispossessed 3 times (and he had the ball a lot on his feet)in the whole game, okazaki got dispossessed 5 times in 45 minutes, but I'm not hearing anything about okazaki.

 

Ranked joint 3rd in passing % amongst the starters, led the team with 4 dribbles, had the joint highest key passes with Marc but still people will find a way

[lcfcdamo]

54 minutes ago, KingGTF said:

Just didn't do the simple things well enough, until he does he won't be a top class player. This was his chance to really make a name for himself and he was average

I fort he was brilliant tonight people really don't get why everyone his getting on is back he is the 1 true quality player we have when he has gone we will then see how much we miss him

[Strokes]

Anyone slagging Mahrez tonight should try a different sport, I don't think football is for you. 

[Dr The Singh]

Better game tonight, especially second half....I still believe he is not 100% confident, he made the wrong choices at times, and at times took too many touches.

 

Still and immense talent, his tackling and aeriel battling has improved

[frany104]

2 minutes ago, the fox said:

Mahrez is the punishing bag. Madrid scored, he gets the blame for the goal even though the play stopped and he actually tracked back

 

If he doesn't defend he gets slated, if he defends but doesn't stop the attack, he get slated.

 

"Doesn't do the simple things", how many times he passed to Marc, fuchs and Ben to run in space.

 

Mahrez got dispossessed 3 times (and he had the ball a lot on his feet)in the whole game, okazaki got dispossessed 5 times in 45 minutes, but I'm not hearing anything about okazaki.

 

Ranked joint 3rd in passing % amongst the starters, led the team with 4 dribbles, had the joint highest key passes with Marc but still people will find a way

Mahrez does do too much at times but that's only because he has Okazaki and Drinkwater to link play with. There not good enough going forward. In the summer they need replacing with more quality. You will then see Mahrez with more room to manoeuvre with and he won't be tackled as often. 

[FoxInTheBirstallBox]

Week after week this season this lad has not given a shit about us, lucky last year to have kanté to mop up after him but tonight was the last straw

 

Albrighton although not technically gifted he gives 110 percent every game yet mahrez has limitless potential but never seems to give his all every game and we can't afford to carry players like that now

 

Sell

[vanity]

It is hard for me to fault Mahrez given how one-dimensional we were in the attack in the first half. Once we brought in Chilwell and achieved some balance, Mahrez was no longer fighting 2-3 AM defenders every time he touched the ball. We might've had a a full game of attacking football if Shakey had elected to balance the attack to start the game, certainly a number of posters have been begging for more balance ever since teams started doubling and tripling up on Mahrez and snuffing out our attack -- though I understand why he didn't, and I have no problem losing with the team that got us to this point. Hindsight makes it all too easy to criticize.

 

That said, going forward, we must work on getting either Gray or Chilly on the field. With a real threat on the left, the attack opens up immeasurably. Or when Slim is in, he eases the bottleneck on Mahrez. Yes, in the league, we can get away with being a bit more one-dimensional week-to-week, the boys go very hard, and they outwork teams. But against top sides, or even top defensive sides like, say, the Burnley squad we played away, we have to have more. It is just too devastating to have Mahrez doubled or tripled up on without one of Chill, DG, or IS in, I wager it reduces our shots on target by at least 50% when teams do that to us and we don't balance out the left. 

 

Great game though boys.

[dynamark]

Cant really criticise but first goal he needed to get closer quicker  .You have a choice as a defender either get really tight which generally we did tonight or give yourself room and Riyad falls between the two at times  .Two defenders at the back should have dealt with it but the lad made a lovely little switch in behind and perfect header.

[Redouane]

6 minutes ago, Devonfox1884 said:

We'll miss him when he goes. No doubt about it. But to the Algerian's on here, I don't mean to offend you, but surely even you (if you take off your (green?) tinted specs) can see he has a major fault in his game: his obsession with holding onto the ball too long.

 

He does it at least 2 or 3 times a game and it kills some of our most dangerous counter attacks. That's not me 'scapegoating' that's a clear observation.

 

Anyway, like all the other players tonight, he tried hard enough and made us proud. Well done Riyad.

No one said he was perfect or the best player by any means. I might be biased but I'm not blind. Its just frustrating seeing how some jump on him and Slimani more so than the others. Well okay I know Ulloa gets as much ish but he plays less so we don't see it often. 

But him holding the ball is justified. He's a playmaker, he tries to make plays. 

 

[filbertway]

3 minutes ago, the fox said:

Mahrez is the punishing bag. Madrid scored, he gets the blame for the goal even though the play stopped and he actually tracked back

 

If he doesn't defend he gets slated, if he defends but doesn't stop the attack, he get slated.

 

"Doesn't do the simple things", how many times he passed to Marc, fuchs and Ben to run in space.

 

Mahrez got dispossessed 3 times (and he had the ball a lot on his feet)in the whole game, okazaki got dispossessed 5 times in 45 minutes, but I'm not hearing anything about okazaki.

 

Ranked joint 3rd in passing % amongst the starters, led the team with 4 dribbles, had the joint highest key passes with Marc but still people will find a way

It's expected of Okazaki, I'm not going to hold them to the same standards.

For the record I also thought Ndidi and Drinky were appalling today.

In fact the majority of the team was needlessly giving away possession.

Mahrez gets stick because everyone has high standards of him.

Needs to get on the weights, top players shouldn't be eased off the ball so easily. 

[BigC]

Was the worst player in a Leicester shirt. Simple really.

[Devonfox1884]

Just now, Redouane said:

No one said he was perfect or the best player by any means. I might be biased but I'm not blind. Its just frustrating seeing how some jump on him and Slimani more so than the others. Well okay I know Ulloa gets as much ish but he plays less so we don't see it often. 

But him holding the ball is justified. He's a playmaker, he tries to make plays. 

 

Mate, I agree with you. He is slagged off a little too much. What I'm saying is that, I don't know whether it's a slight language barrier etc... but some on here come across as overly protective of him. Every player has their faults, I accept that, and I love Riyad, but he's as enfuriating as he is brilliant sometimes

[Ian S]

3 minutes ago, FoxInTheBirstallBox said:

Week after week this season this lad has not given a shit about us, lucky last year to have kanté to mop up after him but tonight was the last straw

 

Albrighton although not technically gifted he gives 110 percent every game yet mahrez has limitless potential but never seems to give his all every game and we can't afford to carry players like that now

 

Sell

Really?

He put in a tremendous shift tonight, I have criticised him in the past but give him a break.

[vanity]

1 minute ago, filbertway said:

It's expected of Okazaki, I'm not going to hold them to the same standards.

For the record I also thought Ndidi and Drinky were appalling today.

In fact the majority of the team was needlessly giving away possession.

Mahrez gets stick because everyone has high standards of him.

Needs to get on the weights, top players shouldn't be eased off the ball so easily. 

I don't think Ndidi was appalling, but I do think he is worn down. He took on an enormous burden coming in and being the midfield savior, and I think the pressure of it, and the physicality of the league have led to him hitting a wall. I think he will be better-prepared next season, and if LC can keep its young talent, and upgrade in a couple areas, no reason LC cannot be in the mix for a top-6/top-7 finish. Heck, even with as bad as this season was, LC should finish top-half. 

[lcfcdamo]

3 minutes ago, BigC said:

Was the worst player in a Leicester shirt. Simple really.

U obviously wasnt watching the game then if u fort that u saying he was worse than drinkwater or nididi